The Stormy Present

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Bartlet clears his schedule to attend the funeral of a former President whose conservative views often clashed with his own while he monitors a potential firestorm in Saudi Arabia as freedom protesters threaten civil war and surround a worker's compound that includes dozens of Americans. Elsewhere, Josh mediates a post-Civil War fracas between a representative from North Carolina who demands that her Connecticut counterpart return her state's copy of the Bill of Rights -- stolen long ago by a Union soldier -- and C.J. is flustered after meeting a Pentagon scientist whose security innovations could threaten privacy. En route to the funeral, Bartlet shares sobering thoughts with two other men who appreciate the weight of the Oval Office -- Speaker Walken and ex-President Newman.

Contents 1 Summary 2 Cast 2.1 Starring 2.2 Special Guest Stars 2.3 Guest Starring 2.4 Co-Starring 3 Trivia 4 Goofs 5 Quotes 6 References

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[edit] Cast

[edit] Starring

• Dulé Hill as Charlie Young
• Allison Janney as C.J. Cregg
• Joshua Malina as Will Bailey
• Janel Moloney as Donna Moss
• Richard Schiff as Toby Ziegler
• John Spencer as Leo McGarry
• Bradley Whitford as Josh Lyman
• and Martin Sheen as President Jed Bartlet

[edit] Special Guest Stars

• John Goodman as Glen Allen Walken
• James Cromwell as D. Wire Newman

[edit] Guest Starring

• Michael Hyatt as Angela Blake
• Stephen Tobolowsky as Dr. Max Milkman
• Terry O'Quinn as General Nicholas Alexander
• Allison Smith as Mallory O'Brian
• Ron Canada as Ted Barrow
• Diana Douglas as Libby Lassiter
• Steve Ryan as Miles Hutchinson
• Maz Jorbrani as Prince Bitar
• Bellamy Young as MaryLou Meriwether
• Ryan Cutrona as George Sliger
• David Andriole as Ralph Fairfax

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• Melissa Fitzgerald as Carol Fitzpatrick
• Kris Murphy as Katie Witt
• Devon Michaels as Randal Fierstin
• Don Fischer as Major Castrop
• Austin Priester as Secret Service Agent
• Mitch Gibney as Talking Head

[edit] Trivia

This is John Goodman's only credited appearance in the series.

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[edit] Quotes

Toby Ziegler: I've been walking up and down these aisles looking at these old men, these great and terrible old men, and thinking: prosperous, free and democratic Saudi Arabia --- something to wish for. But the men on this plane spent the better part of the late 20th century trying to play God in other countries. And the regimes they anointed are the ones that haunt us today. Yeah, I'm not making much progress with the eulogy.

[edit] References

"The West Wing" The Stormy Present (2004)

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